Buying A Car That's Been Sitting For 7 Years

Boosted92LX

It's only an inch or two. What's the big deal?

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VERY pretty car. Congrats on getting her back. I sold one years ago and tried to get it back, only to have the guy try to take advantage of me wanting it so badly. I showed up with a trailer and he went back on our agreed price and wanted a thousand bucks more. Told him to stick it and went home.

 

ratio411

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To me the key to letting a car sit up for years is to prep it properly.
Gotta get every bit of gas out of it and get the car out of the sun.
Those are the 2 biggies I will never forget if I put a car into storage.

 

atey950

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ratio411 said:

To me the key to letting a car sit up for years is to prep it properly.
Gotta get every bit of gas out of it and get the car out of the sun.
Those are the 2 biggies I will never forget if I put a car into storage.

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My biggest concern going in to this was the fuel possibly being gummed up all through the system. Luckily, the owner treated with Sta-Bil and despite not driving the car, the owner did start the car and let it run twice a month. I dodged a bullet!

 

Mstng93SSP

You have a nice rear end there Dave.

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• Nov 20, 2012

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I'm glad to hear the term "happy ending" in something other than a massage ......Nice Car!!